Volume 1, Chapter 23: Some Emotional Intelligence, but Not Much

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Mother Gu had heard her son speak of Jiang Chenyu’s family circumstances, and she also knew that Jiang Chenyu had not been entirely willing to marry Gu Jinyan.

That was why she treated Jiang Chenyu so well. Partly, she felt sorry for her, and partly, she felt that Jiang Chenyu had been wronged and wanted to make it up to her.

She had listened to her son and tried her best not to mention the Jiang family in front of Jiang Chenyu. But a wedding was such a major occasion—how could they not discuss the bride’s family?

Mother Gu’s face was filled with hesitation. Jiang Chenyu took the initiative to ask, “Mom, what’s wrong?”

Hearing herself addressed as “Mom,” Mother Gu was indescribably delighted.

Then she thought that they were family now anyway, so she steeled herself and said, “Strictly speaking, regarding the wedding…”

The gentlemen of Donglin present were also rather astonished by what was happening, though most of them felt delighted. After all, there were now three more openings for high-ranking officials.

At the same time, the extraterrestrial creature stopped trembling. It had evidently recovered from the spasms of pain just now, but having lost its primary means of attack, it was no longer much of a threat.

The Transformation Charm also had many branches, such as the Switching Charm and the Vanishing Charm. Of course, those belonged to more advanced branches of knowledge. The Animagus Charm was one of the highest forms of transformation magic, and the entire learning process could last several years, until one finally transformed into an animal suited to oneself.

Gu Dalu, on the other hand, felt he was beginning to struggle. The kind of life he had been living lately could make a person grow a year older with every passing day.

“…”

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent. It was obvious that Izumi was thinking of Chizuru Esaki again.

The weather was bitterly cold. There was not a single person to be seen on the streets—not even the stray dogs knew where to hide.

County Magistrate Han felt that he had been somewhat unjustly blamed: I merely fell into habitual thinking. I had no intention of acting presumptuously.

The moment either side revealed the slightest opening, it would face the other’s merciless killing blow. At Wu Yong and the Six Paths’ level of strength, a moment of carelessness could sometimes mean defeat.

It was not only Xue Hongfei who moved; Xue Hongsheng moved as well. The long sword in his hand traced two blossoms of sword light before thrusting toward Feng Jun.

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Without Kyoko, it was not as if those inventions could not have been created, but they certainly would have taken many more wrong turns, and the pace would definitely have fallen behind.

Running ahead, I kept an eye on the three Zhang brothers. When I saw them fall into danger after Zhang Fei’s sympathy once again got the better of him, I was already prepared to intervene.

“I’m sorry, Yuehua. Some things can no longer be undone, and I don’t want to explain any further.” Lietian Chen sighed.

Mo Guodong’s faintly displeased voice reached Yu Qingmei’s ears. She clenched her fists and spoke with a trace of anger.

With my mother’s temper, I had no idea what she had said to anger Li Zhishuo. Li Zhishuo was so furious that he paced around the room, and from the look of him, he seemed to wish he could come up and strangle me on the spot. I did my best to pretend that I was stupid and innocent. Sure enough, Li Zhishuo could not bring himself to strike me. He kicked the door and left.

My mother did not even bother answering either of us. She turned and went straight inside. Fan Ye and I exchanged bewildered looks, completely unable to guess what my aunt intended to do. We changed our shoes and entered the house… only to be stunned by the tissues covered in snot strewn across the floor.

Ji Wange was left in an awkward position by his shout, unable to decide whether to bite or not to bite. But he had not bathed yet, and there was no way the smell could be pleasant. Ji Wange pressed her tongue against it and released her mouth.

If he could not produce something capable of stirring her heart, would she really tell him about that jade pendant without hesitation? And once she did, would he betray her again?

Yu Wuhua sneered inwardly. Had this man really taken every man who had any contact with Leng Feixue for an enemy?

“Ye Fei, why didn’t you call for a few more helicopters? If you had, we could all have left.” Jiang Qingxue pouted in dissatisfaction.

“I’m getting divorced from your aunt tomorrow. I feel a little uncomfortable about it.” Second Uncle gave me a bitter smile.

“Liu Shou, You Zhipei, come out here for a moment.” Teacher Zhang called to You Zhipei and me, then walked toward the corridor outside.

When Lin Xinxin heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief, while a faint sense of anticipation rose in her heart. She followed Shen Zhan toward the butterfly resting on a flower.

Several factors combined: the people in the cabin differed in age and temperament, so naturally their feelings differed as well. Yet they were all equally happy and at ease, immersed in the experience.

After arriving in the Jade Disc of Creation, Gu Feng went straight into the time-acceleration formation. After all, hundreds of millions of years would be unbearably long, and he was afraid Lian’er would not be able to wait. Fortunately, the formation existed: ten thousand years outside amounted to one hundred million years inside.

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More than two thousand inner disciples were engaged in fierce combat inside, fighting for positions on the Sea Region Elite Ranking.

The Palace of Mindful Speech was pitch-black at that moment. Only the main hall still held a candle, illuminating a tiny patch of space. It was the same palace as before, yet somehow it seemed different. Xuanyuan Liye pushed open the tightly shut doors and walked inside.

But what came through the phone was the notification that the other party’s phone had been switched off. She—she had actually turned it off? Li Lei was utterly baffled. What was going on? Why was none of this following the script he had imagined?

When the kiss ended, Ye An’an pushed Qin Feng away of her own accord. She had just begun to climb down from his lap when he caught her and held her tightly.

The battle in the sky had long since been observed by the pilots and ground crews below. When they saw Li Haiyang lure the enemy deep into the trap, with five Japanese Zero fighters following behind him, nearly every veteran pilot felt that Li Haiyang could not possibly hold out.

Everyone knew that Li Wei was extremely poor at holding his own against opponents at NBA level, whereas Boykins was much better in that regard. But why, then, did the coaching staff believe Li Wei was stronger?

Chuqi’s heart rose into her throat. If Dachunruo said he disagreed, he would effectively be suspected of attempting to assassinate the emperor.

Liu Guoyuan truly had been shocked. The mayor’s position within ten years? Although he was a county magistrate now, he was still a very long way from becoming a mayor. Even if he returned to a ministry, it would be impossible for him to rise from bureau-level to ministerial-level rank within ten years and, while being assigned to a lower post, take up a mayoral position equivalent to a ministerial office.

However, when the Knicks chose that name, they were not referring to underwear. The word meant a kind of baggy trousers with relatively short legs.

“I’m counting how many times this foreigner laughs…” Wang Yuan whispered into Sister Jinyu’s ear.

“Damn it! If my McGrady weren’t injured, how could I let you pull this off?” Li Wei stamped his foot inwardly.

Still, Cai Dao did teach the children those simple habits: washing their hands before meals and washing their faces before bed and after getting up.

After struggling mightily from the first floor to the second, he wandered along the long corridor toward the finest room at the far eastern end. He had only made it halfway when a room door suddenly opened. A bald, portly middle-aged man emerged, wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and draped in a military greatcoat. His eyes were half closed, and he shivered as he stepped out.

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